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LGBTQ+ news from the writer/editor of TheRandyReport.com, a daily blog reporting on politics, pop culture, and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ+ community. GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Blog.
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LGBTQ+ News: Remembering Dolly Parton, Grindr settles lawsuit, Matt Zarley + more (opens the original)
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In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines: • Grindr has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit over claims it shared users' sensitive data, including their HIV status. • Prosecutor declines to charge the mentally unstable women who filed a false child welfare complaint against Pete Buttigieg. • Out recording artist Matt Zarley drops his soaring new single, “TIME.” • I remember the late, great Dolly Parton and her enduring legacy of support for the LGBTQ community. All that and more in this episode
LGBTQ+ News: Kit Connor cast in X-Men movie + 12% of US adults identify as LGBTQ + more (opens the original)
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In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines: • “Heartstopper” star Kit Connor has been cast in the upcoming X-Men movie reboot as "Cyclops" • The Human Rights Campaign Foundation estimates a record-high 12% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ • LGBTQ advocates in Houston have announced the creation of a new emergency shelter for queer homeless teens • An appeals court has ruled Florida’s anti-drag law does not violate the First Amendment #boo • The Russian LGBT Network, a queer advocacy group, has announced it
LGBTQ+ News: Boy George withdraws from 'Superstar' + Scouting America + More (opens the original)
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In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines: • Boy George has withdrawn from the upcoming 'Jesus Christ Superstar' revival in the West End • A memorandum just made public details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demands of Scouting America in order to continue the Pentagon’s longstanding support • Anti-LGBTQ billboards in Ohio were met with a wave of pushback from locals • And new music from the country music super group The Cowgays All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.
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